Score: A Hockey Musical is a 2010 Canadian musical film written and directed by Michael McGowan starring Noah Reid, Allie MacDonald, Olivia Newton-John, Marc Jordan and Nelly Furtado.
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Directed by | Michael McGowan |
Screenplay by | Michael McGowan |
Produced by | Jody Colero Avi Federgreen Richard Hanet Michael McGowan Nadia Tavazzani |
Starring | Noah Reid Allie MacDonald Olivia Newton-John Marc Jordan Nelly Furtado |
Cinematography | Rudoloph Blahacek |
Edited by | Roderick Deogrades |
Music by | Jonathan Goldsmith |
Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Seventeen-year-old Farley Gordon has led a sheltered life, home-schooled and isolated by his parents. His closest friend is Eve, their next door neighbour. When his skill at hockey is realised, Farley is signed to a major hockey league and achieves instant fame and success. But pressure from his coach and teammates and a changing relationship with Eve begin to create intense strain in Farley's life.[1]
The soundtrack to Score: A Hockey Musical contains 21 songs:[2]
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2010 as part of its Opening Night Gala. It was released in theatres in Canada on October 22.[3]
The DVD was released on January 18, 2011.[4]
Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave Score: A Hockey Musical two and-a-half stars out of four saying: "Score isn’t deep and there’s no danger of it becoming a global phenomenon. But it’s as true a crowd-pleaser, one that doesn't require season tickets to the Maple Leafs to appreciate."[5] Stephen Cole of The Globe and Mail gave the film three stars out of four, praising McGowan's direction of its genre saying: "McGowan's (Saint Ralph) wondrous achievement here is making a discarded genre seem like ready-made fun. He does so by creating a playful satire of musicals, while somehow - this is the hard part - capturing the charm that made song and dance movies so popular."[6] Other reviews were less positive. Greig Dymond of CBC said the film is "marred by weak lyrics, even weaker melodies and a number of actors who probably shouldn’t be singing in public."[7] Will Sloan of Exclaim! said the film "fails resoundingly on every level" and "that it was selected to open the Toronto International Film Festival is embarrassing."[8]
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